Hunting near wind turbines

[Your_boy_blue]

Ok. So I don't like them but they're here to stay. Several of the fields I have access to have the wind turbines now. Farmer still owns the fields but now there's a gravel road leading two and from the wind turbines. I was curious if they are any federal or provincial regs regarding hunting in fields that have wind turbines. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[MikePal]

The only thing I can think of is to check your township 'discharge' by-laws to see what the restriction for shooting near a building is.

I'm sure the owners of the Turbines wouldn't be to happy about having someone hunting around them, they may have a clause in the lease with the landowner.

[ambush]

I have used one to sneak up on a buck in the field, then I used it to steady my gun to take the shot. So if there are any regs I'm sure i broke every one of them

[fratri]

I have used one to sneak up on a buck in the field, then I used it to steady my gun to take the shot. So if there are any regs I'm sure i broke every one of them

Now the most important part of your post....did you get him

Hunting around turbines may be an advantage at certain times of the year. My thought would be with the wind/air constantly circling around it.....the area directly around it... would be the first place for new growth to spring up and the last place to freeze/solid over.....

I too would use it as a steady rest given the chance.

[trimmer21]

Ok. So I don't like them but they're here to stay. Several of the fields I have access to have the wind turbines now. Farmer still owns the fields but now there's a gravel road leading two and from the wind turbines. I was curious if they are any federal or provincial regs regarding hunting in fields that have wind turbines. Any help is greatly appreciated.

As long as you have permission to hunt on private property,I'm sure that you're good to go. Farmers lease the property to the windmill people. That doesn't give them the right to restrict what the owner does with the property. Other than some dope deliberately damaging the turbines,there's no laws,anywhere,that restrict hunting.

[jaycee]

Most of the time the wind turbines are on LEASED LAND therefore the lessee , owners of the turbines have the final say as to what and who is allowed on the land the turbines sit on.
We have seen many "No Trespassing " signs around these wind turbines.

[trimmer21]

Most of the time the wind turbines are on LEASED LAND therefore the lessee , owners of the turbines have the final say as to what and who is allowed on the land the turbines sit on.
We have seen many "No Trespassing " signs around these wind turbines.

That only restricts access to the turbines,themselves. The property owner has full control who may access the property. Leases only cover the actual ground the turbine sits on,exactly the same as Hydro towers on private property..

[ysyg]

would it be legal to shoot from or across this "gravel road" ?

[trimmer21]

would it be legal to shoot from or across this "gravel road" ?

As this is not a highway as defined under the Highway Traffic Act and is not a maintained road as defined in the FWCA (ie: graded or plowed),I would say yes.

[LowbanksArcher]

The land and road the turbine sits on is zoned as 'industrial'. Local bylaws here restrict discharge of firearms to 500ft from any industrial, commercial, and residential zoned buildings. Check your local bylaws.